From: kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold)
Subject: Re: word complete goes to far
Date: 28 Jul 2003 15:49:36 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bg3gmg$p4g$1@news.btv.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: bk6ofb.r5.ln@acm.acm
Alan Mackenzie<none@example.invalid> writes:
> Leo <leo.broska@nospam.isys.com.au> wrote on Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:04:07 +1000:
>
> > in isearch, when i use Ctrl-w to complete the search to the underlying
> > word, emacs goes too far when there are quotes involved:
>
> > eg. in the text there is the quoted term 'Peter'. i place the cursor on the
> > P and press Ctrl-s Ctrl-w. then emacs searches for peter' (note the single
> > quote at the end!).
>
> > that's not what i want.obviously i want to search just for peter.
>
> I've got a feeling this has been fixed in the Emacs CVS. It's irritated
> me over the years a fair amount, too.
I hope is hasn't been too "fixed",
I like having these examples being one word, at least for forward-word
and the word select on mouse-1 double click:
It's cold in Peter's house, but warm in the Smiths' house.
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Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646
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2003-07-28 15:49 ` kgold [this message]
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2003-07-28 17:39 ` Stufe Kevin Rodgers
2003-07-30 15:18 ` Stufe Thomas Degris
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